Saturday 29 January 2011

Finding Time to do everything you want to do...

A common question that has been put to me many times in regard to the lists is; 'where will I find the time to do them?'.

Well I have found that this does not apply to doing lists but to many things in life-many think they do not have enough time to do the things they want to do.  If they want to do something new or different then they feel that they need to stop doing something else.  We feel we are bound by time, that we only have a limited time to do everything in one day.  But for many people there is a solution that has worked for many people and it at first seems a simple idea- which it is.  But it is an idea that many people will give up on because there is some effort involved.  But I assure you- try it for a month and you will be amazed.

So what is this great idea?  Well the idea is to wake up one hour earlier than your normal time.  This extra hour is yours to do lists, or work on your hobby or dream.  The morning is the perfect time as your body will have rested and eager to get going.  Prepare a simple breakfast and you are giving your mind and body the best start.

It is not easy to wakeup early- and I have struggled on some days but you will be amazed at how your body will get used to the rhythm of waking so that even on weekends where you may have woken very late- these days as well you will feel the need to wake earlier than normal.  So even on weekends you will have gained extra time.  Now you may ask about evenings and why not just go to bed later to gain an extra hour?  Well the evening is the time when your body is starting to wind down and you do not want to involve yourself in any activity.  So why not just go bed that little bit earlier when otherwise you would be doing nothing of any value or benefit?

My technique to wake up early is to program a radio alarm to come on at low volume- and then later the real buzzer alarm will go off.  But most time I have woken a few minutes before the buzzer is set to go off and I will turn it off and be out of bed.  Another technique is to visualise a great big clock just before you go to bed.  On this huge clock visualise it showing you the time at which you want to wakeup.  It really works-your body will set itself to get ready to wakeup at the visualised time.

So what will you do with YOUR extra time?